Abstract

Existence of most bacterial species, in natural, industrial, and clinical settings in the form of surface-adhered communities or biofilms has been well acknowledged for decades. Research predominantly focusses on single-species biofilms as these are relatively easy to study. However, microbiologists are now interested in studying multispecies biofilms and revealing interspecific interactions in these communities because of the existence of a plethora of different bacterial species together in almost all natural settings. Multispecies biofilms-led emergent properties are triggered by bacterial social interactions which have huge implication for research and practical knowledge useful for the control and manipulation of these microbial communities. Here, we discuss some important bacterial interactions that take place in multispecies biofilm communities and provide insights into community-wide changes that indicate bacterial interactions and elucidate underlying mechanisms.

摘要

在自然，工业和临床环境中，以表面附着的群落或生物膜的形式存在的大多数细菌物种已被公认数十年。研究主要集中在单一物种生物膜上，因为它们相对容易研究。然而，由于几乎在所有自然环境中都存在大量不同细菌物种，微生物学家现在对研究多物种生物膜以及揭示这些群落中的种间相互作用感兴趣。多物种生物膜主导的发芽特性是由细菌的社会相互作用触发的，这些相互作用对研究和对控制和操纵这些微生物群落有用的实用知识具有重大意义。这里，